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This course concentrates on possible relationships between law and literature. The major themes will be depiction of law and lawyers in popular and highbrow fiction; relationship between the interpretation of legal and literary texts; law in utopia and dystopia; crime and punishment; romantic conception of authorship in copyright, interpretation, and social theory. The course involves considerable reading, including works from some of the major academic debates in the ''law and literature movement'' and from cognate debates in legal interpretation.

Course Areas of Practice	Law, Democracy, and Society
Course Type	Lecture
Learning Outcomes	Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law

Syllabi

2019

Spring 2019
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	339.01	3		James Boyle	M/W 2:00-3:25 PM	4055
This course concentrates on possible relationships between law and literature. The major themes will be depiction of law and lawyers in popular and highbrow fiction; relationship between the interpretation of legal and literary texts; law in utopia and dystopia; crime and punishment; romantic conception of authorship in copyright, interpretation, and social theory. The course involves considerable reading, including works from some of the major academic debates in the ''law and literature movement'' and from cognate debates in legal interpretation. Degree Requirements JD elective IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

2017

Spring 2017
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	339.01	3		James Boyle	M/W M 2:00-3:20 PM/ W 1:45-3:05 PM	4000
This course concentrates on possible relationships between law and literature. The major themes will be depiction of law and lawyers in popular and highbrow fiction; relationship between the interpretation of legal and literary texts; law in utopia and dystopia; crime and punishment; romantic conception of authorship in copyright, interpretation, and social theory. The course involves considerable reading, including works from some of the major academic debates in the ''law and literature movement'' and from cognate debates in legal interpretation. Syllabus: 339.01.Spring2017-syllabus.pdf Degree Requirements JD elective IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

2016

Spring 2016
	Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor	Meeting Day/Times	Room
	339.01	3		James Boyle	TuTh 11:00-12:20 PM	3000
This course concentrates on possible relationships between law and literature. The major themes will be depiction of law and lawyers in popular and highbrow fiction; relationship between the interpretation of legal and literary texts; law in utopia and dystopia; crime and punishment; romantic conception of authorship in copyright, interpretation, and social theory. The course involves considerable reading, including works from some of the major academic debates in the ''law and literature movement'' and from cognate debates in legal interpretation. Syllabus: 339.01.Spring2016-syllabus.pdf Degree Requirements JD elective IntlLLM/SJD/EXC elective Pre/Co-requisites None Enrollment Restrictions None

*Please note that this information is for planning purposes only, and should not be relied upon for the schedule for a given semester. Faculty leaves and sabbaticals, as well as other curriculum considerations, will sometimes affect when a course may be offered.